The order includes a six-year service contractStar Container Services has ordered 12 Kalmar empty container handlers for its Rotterdam Maasvlakte terminal.
The order, which also includes a six-year service contract, was booked in Cargotec’s fourth-quarter order intake, with the machines scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of next year.
“The huge expansion project at Rotterdam Maasvlakte is a key step forward for us and we require reliable, fuel-efficient equipment to support this expansion,” says Star Container Services managing director Andre Van Tonder.
“Kalmar empty container handlers are the ideal solution for this project as they offer excellent reliability, fuel economy and driver comfort with a low total cost of ownership.”
Star Container Services is expecting container volumes at Rotterdam Maasvlakte to increase in coming years.
Maasvlakte, Rotterdam’s newest port, is home to the largest container cluster in Europe and has an open connection to the North Sea.
The empty container handlers delivered to Star Container Services will have eco-efficient Stage V engines and a special safety cage.
They will also be fitted with the Kalmar EGO cabin, which is designed with advanced ergonomics for extra comfort and improved visibility in all directions plus a new tilt cylinder design for greater driver stability and control.